Over the Influence is pleased to present Flagrant Foul, a major new exhibition of Los Angeles-based artist Devin Troy Strother in Hong Kong. Flagrant Foul will open on May 23 and runs until June 28, 2019. An opening reception for the artist will be held at the gallery from 6 to 8pm on May 23, 2019.
Southern California-native and multidisciplinary artist Devin Troy Strother hasn’t been able to avoid discussing race and its prominent role in American life. As a black kid growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood in the 1980’s, Strother had a much different experience with his black identity than generations before him. Strother found that it was nearly impossible to be a black artist and not make work that was interpreted as being about the black experience; so he chos...
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Whitestone Gallery Hong Kong is proud to present “Lobster Land”, Philip Colbert's first solo exhibition in Hong Kong. Born in Scotland and living and working in London, Colbert has created a global following for his cartoon lobster persona and his masterful hyper pop history paintings. His work powerfully explores the patterns of contemporary digital culture and its relationship to a deeper art historical dialogue. “I became an artist when I became a Lobster” says Colbert.
Graduating with an MA in Philosophy from University of St Andrews, Colbert's work has received international acclaim in museums and galleries worldwide for his energetic and refreshing approach to painting and pop theory. Inspired by early Pop painters such as Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein and J...
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de Sarthe is pleased to announce its fourth solo exhibition for Beijing- and New York- based contemporary artist Lin Jingjing, titled, Lov-Lov Shop. Lov-Lov (2018- ) is an absurd but poetic interdisciplinary project that explores the meaning and significance of humans in the age of artificial intelligence. As humanity pays for our growing greed and never-ending desires, morality is continually challenged and evaded, resulting in our collective ignorance and denial. Lov-Lov Shop opens on May 25 and runs through July 6.
Technological advancement continues unabated under the guise of efficiency and convenience. The new era of Automation Technology – namely artificial intelligience (AI) – is imbued with potential while raising unprecedented concerns. The best chess players in the world ...
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Rossi & Rossi is delighted to present Seasons showcasing works by Kazakh artist Erbossyn Meldibekov (b. 1964). Curated by Sara Raza, this presentation marks the artist’s third solo exhibition with Rossi & Rossi as well as the ten-year anniversary of the gallery’s engagement with both Meldibekov and Raza. Under the allegorical theme of ‘seasons’, the exhibition explores the artist’s ongoing inquiry into post-Soviet looping cycles of unprogressive political and social nostalgia associated with the terrain of Central Asiafollowing its 1991 independence from Soviet imperialism.
Through his creative response to a changing and divided society, Meldibekov has earned a reputation as one of the region’s most esteemed artists. With his wry sense of humour and playful approach...
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